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ess (phil hunt) wrote:

Merlin Dorfman wrote:

(2) what would be the motivation for cleaning up his act--economics?
Is he afraid of being next on the "Axis of Evil"/invasion list?

Probably, but there's more to it than that; Gaddafi's been trying to
repair relations with the west since before Bush was in power.

No, Libya just didn't want to get the **** kicked out of them. Plain
and simple.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...09/04/wun04.xm
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"A spokesman for Mr Berlusconi said the prime minister had been
telephoned recently by Col Gaddafi of Libya, who said: "I will do
whatever the Americans want, because I saw what happened in Iraq, and I
was afraid."

Which goes to show that, even though Gaddafi is an asshole, he's not
completely stupid.

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